Toy airship



- B. B. KEITH.

TOY MRSHIP. L Y APPLICATION min SEPT. 23. 1920. azuswsn NOV. 25, I921. v 1,427,396. Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

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TOY AIRSHIP. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1920. RENEWED NOV. 25, I92!- 1,42'7,396. Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BOYD BQ'iKEITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Toy Airship, of which the following WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and ar-.

rangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a perspective view illustrating my improved toy.

Figure 2 is a view in transverse section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in longitudinal section through the toy.

Figures 4:, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and-12 are detail views illustrating the different parts of the toy before assemblage.

1 represents a balloon which is of the elongated type shown and -which, when blown up to the desired size and the air eh- I closed, is provided at its respective ends with cones 2, 2. These cones are preferably of paper and are formed from blanks, such hesive or other suitable material to hold the cones in proper formation and connected to the ends of the balloon.

3 represents a car which is suspended from This car 3 is preferably I g Specificationof Letters Patent. PatcnfgfiQkug, Application filed September as, 1920, Serial N0.412,168.--- RenewedN ovember'25,,192 1, SerialNo. 517,812.

laterally projectingtongues? are formed at the endsof the-web and-have a bearing against the two surfaces of the balloon l.

The web-6" i's perforated throughout its length as shown at 8, and a cord 9 is passed around the balloon land through theperforations '8 and secured in any approved manner to/effectually secure the cars?) to the balloon 1 as clearly indicatedlin' the drawings. A second cord 10 .is securedito the cord 9gand acts as a suspension device which 'may be"attached to a {stick or to a string so'that'the toy-maybe readily moved about.

A short imitation shaft 11 is secured in the rear end of the car 3 and supports an imltation propeller 12, the latter being pref erably of paper or any other suitable inaterial. A string 13 connects the forward end of the car with the forward cone 2 and supports a flag 14, the latter being secure to the cord by stickers 5 as above described.

In Figures 4 to 12 inclusive, I illustrate the several parts which go tomakeup the toy, and these parts aresold as independent parts and assembled-in an ordinary envelope so that the purchaser can easily and quickly construct the toy, thus adding to the attractiveness of the same.

This toy canbe manufactured and sold at an extremely low price, can be assembled by any one of average intelligence, and when in'completed form, will be ornamental and attractive in appearance andv simulate the appearance and actions of a dirigible type of airship. p

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing fromthe to the precise details set forth,v but consider? myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the'spirit and scope of the appended claims, I claim: I 1. A toy airship, comprising an elongated balloon, cones on the ends of the balloon,

an imitation car suspended from the balloon, a cord connecting theballoon and car,

and 'a suspension device connected to the cord,

2. A toy airship, con'iprisingan elongated balloon, cones on the ends of the balloon, an

imitation car suspended from the balloon, an imitation propeller on the end of the car, a cord connecting the balloon and car, and a suspension device connected to the cord.

3. A toy airship, comprising an elongated balloon, a car below the balloon, a perforated web on the upper portion of the car, and a string passed around the balloon and through the perforations of the web.

4. A toy airship, comprising an elongated balloon, a car below the balloon, a perforated web on the upper portion ofthe car, a string passed around the balloon and through the perforations of the web, and a second string connected to the first-mentioned string and acting as a support therefor. w t

5. 'A toy airship, comprising an elongated balloon, a car below the balloon, aperforated web on the upper portion of the car, a string passed around the balloon and through the perforations of the web, and

laterally projecting tongues on the web engaging the under face of the balloon.

6. A. toy airslnp, comprising an elongated balloon, a. carbelow the balloon, a perforated web on the upper portion of the car, a string passed around the balloon and through the perforations of the web, an imitation shaft projecting from the rear end of the car, an imitation propeller on the shaft, a string connecting the forward end of the balloon and the forward end of the car, and a flag connected to said last-mentioned string. v

7. A toy airship, comprising a balloon, a blank adapted to be folded to form a car, a string adapted to secure the car to the balloon, and blanks adapted to be shaped to form cones for the ends of the balloon.

8. A toy airship, comprising a balloon, a blank adapted to be folded to form a car, a string adapted to secure the car to the balloon, blanks adapted to be shaped to form cones for the ends of the balloon, a toy propeller adapted to be connected to the rear end of the car, a flag, and a string adapted to connect said flag to the forward end of the car. i

BOYD B. KEITH. 

